United States History

United States History will examine themes and topics in the history of the United States from the Colonial Era through the present.

Prerequisite

None

Special Purchases

None

Homework Estimate

15-30 minutes

Major Concepts Covered

Topics include the development of the US Constitution, the Early Republic period, Jacksonian democracy, westward expansion, slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction era, industrialization and immigration, imperialism, WWI, the “Roaring Twenties," the Great Depression, WWII, the Cold War America, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Liberal/ Conservative Movements from the 1960s to the present.

Insider Information

This class is a good fit for students who want a general survey of U.S. history which covers the major events using a variety of learning styles.